diff --git a/recipes/core/userutils/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/userutils/recipe.toml
index 94c906a4..6d7e2395 100644
--- a/recipes/core/userutils/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/userutils/recipe.toml
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ script = """
 cookbook_cargo
 cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc"
 ln -s id "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/whoami"
-chmod +s "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/passwd"
 """